Presidential elections were held in Moldova on 17 November 1996, with a second round on 1 December.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1330 Whilst incumbent President Mircea Snegur received the most votes in the first round, he was defeated in the second by Petru Lucinschi.Nohlen & Stöver, p1343 It was the first contested presidential election in Moldovan history, the first Moldovan presidential election in which an incumbent lost re-election, and the last direct presidential election until 2016.
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